India women progressed to the Finals after winning all the four clashes against Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka, except the Semi-finals against England that was washed away, but they secured a place in the finals by virtue of their top-position finish in Group A.

Defending champion Australia crushed India by 85 runs in the final of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's T20 World Cup at the MCG on Sunday to lift record-extending fifth title at the showpiece event.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 Final is set to be a memorable occasion and will be the fifth time Australia and India have met in the history of the 20-over tournament.

Teenage prodigy Shafali Verma has not only lit up the ICC Women's T20 World Cup with her explosive batting but the "naughty" teenager has also added immense happiness and positivity to the Indian team off the field, feels captain Harmanpreet Kaur. The 16-year-old Shafali Verma has scored 161 runs at a stunning strike rate of 161 in Australia, setting the tone for India's four Group A victories with fearless batting despite being in her first global tournament.

India are a vastly improved team and their progress to the ICC T20 Women's World Cup semifinal reveals the great strides the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side has made, says former Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee. Writing a column for the ICC, Lee credited the Indian women for topping Group A which also had four-time champion Australia in it by winning all their four matches.

India’s spot in the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 is already safe but captain Harmanpreet Kaur insisted that her side would not take Sri Lanka lightly in their final Group A game at Junction Oval in Melbourne on Saturday.

Having already secured a semifinal berth, the unbeaten Indian women's cricket team will look to address some of its batting issues when they take on Sri Lanka in the final Group A match in the ICC T20 World Cup here on Saturday.

Harmanpreet Kaur-led India face Meg Lanning's Australia in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup opener on Friday at Sydney Showground in Sydney. While the Indian women team is currently ranked 4th in the ICC T20 International list, Australia are at the top and have also four T20 World Cup trophies in their cabinet.